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05/20/2007 01:30:11 PM · #26 |
why is she not wearing shoes?
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05/20/2007 01:34:48 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by gi_joe05:
why is she not wearing shoes? |
well...i guess she didn't have any to match the dress so she didn't wear any and one of the other bridesmaids wore slippers...like i said it was kind of one big mess. |
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05/20/2007 01:36:05 PM · #28 |
Don't worry. I've yet to be to a wedding that wasn't in some way a big mess :-D
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05/20/2007 01:39:47 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
How'd your bladder hold up? |
lol i just saw what you said
it held up fine....it was the heart attack that almost killed me...
they said 5:00 for photos...6:45 they showed up...well the bride at 6:55 the wedding...7:00...just priceless i tell you... |
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05/20/2007 01:46:03 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by Nowaytotell:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
How'd your bladder hold up? |
lol i just saw what you said
it held up fine....it was the heart attack that almost killed me...
they said 5:00 for photos...6:45 they showed up...well the bride at 6:55 the wedding...7:00...just priceless i tell you... |
Look on the bright side...It seems like you took things more seriously than they did. Just imagine if your first one had been with a group of fanatical perfectionists! I think you got some good experience and did pretty well, considering the circumstances. |
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05/20/2007 04:00:13 PM · #31 |
That reminds me of a wedding I shot just before Christmas (my husband's cousin). Nobody knew what anyone was supposed to do. At one point, I was dressing the bridesmaid, and fixing the flowergirl's dress. If it hadn't been so funny, it would have been sad.
I just took a lot of pictures, and they seemed happy. :) |
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05/21/2007 04:03:34 PM · #32 |
Originally posted by Nowaytotell:
they said 5:00 for photos...6:45 they showed up...well the bride at 6:55 the wedding...7:00...just priceless i tell you... |
I learned that lesson the hard way too. Now I plan an extra hour in and don't tell anyone. Want them there at 5:00? Say 4:00-4:15, then you'll have plenty of time and no one will be there at 4:15 except you. I did have everyone show up the time I told them to, once. But no one was ready...so by the time they got dressed/made-up we were right on schedule! I don't know...I was on time for pictures at my wedding.
-drew |
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05/21/2007 04:11:24 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by Nowaytotell:
Originally posted by gi_joe05:
why is she not wearing shoes? |
well...i guess she didn't have any to match the dress so she didn't wear any and one of the other bridesmaids wore slippers...like i said it was kind of one big mess. |
that is special...
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05/21/2007 04:17:58 PM · #34 |
| I had the "Wedding From Hell©" about 4 weeks ago.. a nigerian wedding, in Manchester, 450 people (nigerian). complete f**k up. I will write the story one day but it still makes me shudder.... but EVERYTHING that could of gone wrong went wrong.. and worse.. |
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05/21/2007 08:49:54 PM · #35 |
Originally posted by karmat:
At one point, I was dressing the bridesmaid, and fixing the flowergirl's dress. |
And how often do you play the role of "announcer" at the reception? I seem to do that a lot! Okay everybody, gather around, they're going to cut the cake. Or... Let's get all of the single gals out here on the floor! If I weren't there, I don't know what they would do. I *really* appreciate DJs at receptions!!!
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05/21/2007 09:49:41 PM · #36 |
the first wedding i shot, nearly 20 years ago, was much like this.
i remember walking on the beach with the groom and another guy. they had a conversation that went like this...
ed: so, howard, patsy's havin a baby?
howard: yeah, yeah, havin a baby...
ed: and the baby's due in january?
howard: yeah, yeah, january...
ed: lessee, it's august. baby's due in january. august. january. hmmm, lessee, that's september, october, november, december, january...
howard: yeah, yeah...
ed: aw, hell, howard, don't worry about it. the second ones usually take nine months to cook... |
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05/21/2007 11:14:39 PM · #37 |
Originally posted by dwterry:
Originally posted by karmat:
At one point, I was dressing the bridesmaid, and fixing the flowergirl's dress. |
And how often do you play the role of "announcer" at the reception? I seem to do that a lot! Okay everybody, gather around, they're going to cut the cake. Or... Let's get all of the single gals out here on the floor! If I weren't there, I don't know what they would do. I *really* appreciate DJs at receptions!!! |
AND the photographer is supposed to know all the "etiquette" and "traditions." Who stands where, on which side, etc. What happens next etc. At one wedding I did, the wedding planner/director kept coming up to me and asking what to do.
We went to a homeschool graduation Saturday, and I wasn't even the photographer and they kept asking what to do.
Like I have any freakin' idea. |
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05/21/2007 11:32:49 PM · #38 |
Yep, forgetting to pick up the bride can sure put a damper on a wedding.
LOL!
And welcome to the fun of doing a wedding. While the pictures you took will probably mean more to them in 10 years (if they are still together) than it does right now, it's better you find out now how a wedding can go. Now that you have an idea, you can prepare for the next one. Although they never get easy, they do get easier... and with the right couple you can have a lot of fun.
Congratuations on making it through this one.
Mike |
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05/22/2007 04:23:48 AM · #39 |
Congrats on surviving the wedding and getting what seem to be some very fine shots.
I now feel eternally grateful that the candid and informal pictures I took were at a very well organised wedding where everyone seemed to know what to do and even the best man elected to cut out most of the double entendres and smutty bits from his speech - which kept it to about 4 minutes :-)
I am now beginning to realise the value of an MC at a wedding... |
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05/22/2007 12:56:29 PM · #40 |
Great thread--I've really enjoyed reading it. I have never shot a wedding, but I have DJ'd a few hundred of them over the last 12 years I've been in the business. I always make a point to introduce myself to the photographer and/or videographer as soon as they arrive. I also make sure they are informed in advance of when things are going to happen (introductions, bridal dances, garter/bouquet, etc). They really appreciate that. The worst thing is for the photographer to be in the bathroom and hear the DJ counting down for the bouquet to be tossed! That doesn't happen with me, as I will gladly stall for a couple minutes to make sure everybody is ready. But don't expect all DJs to be as "photographer friendly" as I am. :)
As for things going wrong, well, last summer I did a 6-hour wedding where the electric went out in the entire town about 2 minutes into the reception. Try doing announcements to 220 people with NO microphone, NO background music, and NO lights other than the videographer's on-board light. They wound up doing their bridal dances in the back parking lot to my car stereo cranked up as loud as it would go. I did the last 2 hours of the night playing in said parking lot using a generator the bride's cousin went and got. On top of that? One of the local news stations showed up with a video crew to film it (no pressure there!). Ah, the memories... :)
But remember no matter HOW badly things are going that day, keep smiling and be a professional. Like I mentioned above I will work closely with the other workers at a wedding to make sure things go smoothly. But if a photographer, caterer, etc acts like a prick to me, I will make their night miserable--guaranteed.
So have fun, do the best you can, and as long as you are doing your job correctly, don't sweat all the other stuff going wrong around you. You're only human, and can only do so much. And if you ever happen to shoot a wedding in the Buffalo area, let me know! We may be working together that night. :) |
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